Day: 9 February 2024

Roy Wood’s Wizzard – Hastings Pier 9th February 1973.

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First ad above was a teaser advert by Martin Casson Agency.

Reg Wood’s autographed single from the pier gig.

John Mcewen….I was there!

Joe Knight… A great act

Alan Esdaile… I remember seeing Roy Wood early evening and shocked to see him with a normal haircut. I never realised he wore a wig on stage.

Joe Knight… Never got to see him, got married in 1970 and very little money.

Mick O’Dowd… Brilliant artist/band.

Martin Round… I remember that night so well. Before the gig Andrew Killick  and I were in the bar and he just walked in and joined us, and he was dressed in all his finery. He was back later dressed down too. Nice guy!

Gerry Fortsch… I was there. I saw Roy Wood at the London rock & roll show when Ballpark first came out and I have seen him a number of times since including this gig at the pier.

Paul Slidel… I was only 12 in 1973 and would loved to have seen Wizard on the pier, but ‘See My Baby Jive’ and ‘Angel Fingers’ were the first 2 singles I bought from Disc Jockey in Queens Road in the same year!

Martin Waghorne… Remember it well, i was there

Peter Fairless… Of course, I was way too young(!) to have gone to this gig but Wizzard remain one of my favourite bands.

Harry Randall… He was living in Catsfield my old drummer from “Footloose and Slack Alice” did some session work for him

Di Veness… We were there Keith.

John Davis… Saw them

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Alan Esdaile… Must have been the steepest stairs in a hotel, that lead up to the ballroom?

Peter Fairless… Well remembered

Leigh Mitchell… Went to a wedding reception there in 1972!

Karen Towner… Mum and Dad had their wedding reception here 1954.

Jackie Willett… Leigh, I had mine there in 1978!!!

Colin Bell… Leigh, I DJ’d many a do there

Leigh Mitchell… Colin, I bet! The reception I went to only had a record player and I seem to recall ‘Dizzy’ by Tommy Roe was on repeat!! I think the couple were on a tight budget

John Gale… Played there…. well i say played 🤣…🙉🙉🙉 Gbh/ Wet Paint .. 28.07.1978

Mike Mitchell… Used to rush down there after school on a Friday to get tickets.

Martine Carrington… Used to go the nightclub ( underage ) until it got raided !!! Great nights

Jon McCallion… Do you remember when we used to play there in the band? Good times

Ralph Town… My fave disco…Alan Whitfield and his DC outfit, lots of booze and fun

Jenny Power… Went there to a 21st birthday party in 1969

Peter Ellingworth… My grandmother, a no nonsense northerner, lived in the flats to the right in the passage way back in the 50-60’s.

Tracy Birrell… Was this the Registery Office in the 70’s?

Peter Ellingworth… On closer perusal, it looks like the photo is taken towards the seafront end ( where the buses used to stand), in which case the flat where my grandmother lodged was at the other end of the square where the passageway is.

Alan Esdaile… I remember my mum saying, she went to school in this building when she was 5 and it was called ‘Wellington Collage’.

Alan Esdaile… Am I right in thinking, the step treads up to the ballroom were not very wide, which made it very difficult to cary speakers and equipment up the stairs?

John Gale… Alan, I’ve seen worse. They weren’t too bad tbh … Although when we ‘played’ there we had very little equipment anyway